Orange County deputies say a local rapper’s murder may be connected to an altercation inside an Orange County nightclub.

LaDravious Bass, 20, had just stopped at a 7-Eleven near his home about 3 a.m. Sunday, when someone fired multiple rounds killing him.

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A 30-year-old woman with him was wounded. She is expected to survive.

Orange County detectives investigating the homicide connected the shooting to the discovery of three shooting victims a half hour earlier near the intersection of Colonial Drive and Garland Avenue.

The first shooting scene is walking distance from Orange Avenue nightclub Venue 578, where multiple sources tell WESH 2 Bass appeared on stage earlier in the night. Orlando police have not identified the other three shooting victims.

“It appears there is some disturbance that happened at the club,” said Orange County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Rose Silva. Silva said the shootings are connected but could not provide a reason why.

A general manager for Venue 578 said there had been an altercation at the end of a rap show and those involved were physically removed from the club.

The general manager said a rap artist named “Koly P” had been performing at the time Bass appeared on stage. Hours after the homicide, Koly P tweeted, “Rest in Peace Lil Dra.” When reached by phone, a man identifying himself as the manager for Koly P said Bass was up on stage, but not part of the performance and not part of the artist’s entourage.

On Monday at Bass’s family home, no one would speak on camera with WESH 2. Off camera, they said someone drove by the house Sunday and fired shots while they were having a celebration of Bass’s life. Nobody was injured.

Investigators said they are hopeful footage from surveillance cameras at the 7-Eleven will help them establish a motive for Bass’s killing.

The general manager for Venue 578 said they had security and off-duty officers patting down club patrons and were using metal detecting wands to ensure no weapons got inside. He said both shootings were outside the club after patrons left for the night and the club was secured.